Things you think people get too obsessed with?

[BeckyRac]

Money I would say

Oh yes, I forgot about dogs! Mainly the fact they must be on a lead at all times or clearly they will eat your baby.
Cat shit, how much shit really ends up in your garden?
Boden
Children and their academic achievements
Germs

The Netherlands would be a good choice for you. Fancy cars and houses are regarded as flashy. Showing off is disapproved of. They are quite Calvinist in their attitudes.

That was supposed to quote the question of where to go to avoid ‘keeping up with the Joneses’

On MN - The Royal family, playground politics, parking

In Real life - weight loss and looking younger, and alchohol - some friends and family seem obsessed with telling me how much/how little they are drinking

Covid - it's here to stay, we're living it right now yet some people can't seem to talk about anything else. We need to deal with it, get back some semblance of normality and start to move on with the risks at the back of our minds.

Owning your own home - I'm not in a position to own and most likely never will. I've been told it's important to get in the property ladder yet there never seems to be a good reason that would account for the years of financial hardship we'd have trying to get a deposit together.

On MNs the obsession with having 10 yrs of living expenses saved.

Covid

Pre covid, I would have said Germs.

Use by dates on food.

Cake, the vast majority of sponge cakes are rubbish !

shimmyshimmy i live in australia, one of the reasons was stop feeling like i was competing to keep up with the joneses. I have lived in Victoria and now live in Queensland. Admittedly never lived in a city. BUT no one gives a shiny shite what any has, how they dress, how they talk, what they drive, what house they live in. You can have a street where there is a run down shack, next to a palace. Your doctor can be dressed in a singlet, boardie and thongs, and call you 'mate'. I love it!!!

You can spot a new pom a mile off. I never really fitted in in UK, cos i just dont have a material bone in my body so it suits me down to the ground.

Class

On MN anyway, in the real world, no one talks about it and they certainly don't talk about it in the embarrassingly pompous manner that some posters on MN do

@JustGiveMeGin

Oh yes, I forgot about dogs! Mainly the fact they must be on a lead at all times or clearly they will eat your baby. Cat shit, how much shit really ends up in your garden? Boden Children and their academic achievements Germs

Oh yes, I forgot about dogs! Mainly the fact they must be on a lead at all times or clearly they will eat your baby

Reality TV

@JustGiveMeGin

On here - competitive need to prove how little people care about appearance by stating repeatedly that the last time they wore makeup was in 1963 and that was because their narcissistic mother made them trowel some on! In real life - keeping up with home decor trends, gone are the days when you got years out of decorating a room, now it's almost dressed like a person with a new outfit to follow the current acceptable fashion.

I've never seen the make up one on here. Maybe I naturally avoid threads which include such comments!

Mrs Hinch definitely attracts obsessives, judging by one of my old workplaces. They had to tell me who she was! 🤣

Social media.
The way others parent (specifically, feed) their babies.
Money.

Defo covid. On here baby names and/or weddings are a constant source of amusement. But each to their own, fwiw my dog is my fur baby….

Screen time, I think a bit of TV never hurt anyone.

Blond hair
Boobs
Sex
Money
Being busy
Cars

Oh definitely cars. Literally do not get the point of an expensive car at all. They do nothing for me.

@StrictlyAFemaleFemale

The environment. Lidl and aldi Prosecco Gin Endless twee challenges

the environment

If there is one thing people need to be MORE obsessed about it would be this.

Sports that you don’t play, but talk like you’re in the first team.
Hobbies that take over your and your families’ lives.

I'd second what a PP said about cars as they're bad for the environment and are an eyesore/ nuisance in the streets. I'd also add that they cause a lot of disease. If you're pregnant and you live in an area eith more traffic your child is more likely to have certain conditions. Pollution is also strongly linked to gynae disease like endometriosis, and of course asthma to name just 2.

I also dislike that people are so obsessed with what others think of them. Whether it's on social media or just in general. People care a lot less about you than you might believe. Easier said than done for some but try to live your life not thinking much about the opinions of others.

Covid
People cycling on pavements

Taking pictures of themselves

YY to money, looks, diets, homes.

Being seen to be living a full, busy and FUN! life - so much toxic positivity and one upmanship. On work's Teams board it's all about runs, cycling, baking, art - all managed while meeting deadlines and having lots of pointless chattering meetings.

Yes, I'm jealous. Getting showered, changed and not having meltdowns are wins for me these days.

Shimmy I live in Myanmar now, no car, I live in a condo which is nice, high standard compared to the locals, but not compared to some expats, its got what we need, 24 hour electricity and clear tap water that you can use to fill your kettle up with. The joy of not worrying about cars is amazing, no more MOT fear, no more shame about driving an L reg 😂. I have a cheap Chinese branded phone, no one cares, I'm still into buying nice clothes and make up, that's part of who I am but I don't need to worry about fashions and what's in. I just wear what I like with no pressure to confirm.